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GARMENT Filed July 27, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORQ Patented Nov. 20, 1945 UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE 2,389,192 GARMENT Al Friedland, Lawrence, N. Y.

Application July 27, 1944, Serial No. 546,805

4 Claims.

This invention relates generally to garments, but more specifically to means for preventing the sagging of ladies garments at the seat portion of the skirt. 7

The main object of the invention resides in the provision of a ladys garment construction whereby sagging thereof at the seat portion of the skirt is eliminated.

Another object of the invention resides in the application of a type of lining to the inner surface of the seat portion of a ladys garment to curtail stretching of the garment fabric thereat in an economical, durable and concealed manner.

These objects and other incidental ends and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the progress of the disclosure and as pointed out in the appended claims.

Accompanying this specification are drawings showing preferred forms of the invention wherein corresponding reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and wherein:

Figure l is a front View in elevation of a garment including a ladys skirt having a lining member secured at the seat region thereof.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of Figure 1 along the plane 22 thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of a skirt portion of a garment showing a modified form of lining therefor.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of Figure 3 along the plane 44 thereof.

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the rear portion of Figure 3 along the plane 55 thereof.

Figure 6 is a View in section similar to Figure 5 showing the modified lining member as detachably secured to the rear portion of the skirt.

Figure '7 is a sectional view of a skirt portion of a garment showing the modified linin member detachably secured as by hooks or pins to the rear portion of the skirt.

Figure 8 is a sectional view of Figure 7 along the plane 8-8 thereof.

Figure 9 is a sectional view of Figure '7 along the plane 9-9 thereof.

Figure 10 is a sectional view of Figure 7 along the plane l0--I 0 thereof.

Figure 11 is a sectional View of a lining member in conjunction with a skirt terminating above the lower edge of said skirt.

It is well known that the seating posture of women has a tendency to stretch the seat portion of skirts and that where the skirt fabric has little elasticity, such seat portion will stretch and render a puffed appearance. Even in the case of garments wherein the fabric is slightly resilient, prolonged use will also cause sagging at the seat region.

To prevent such sagging or stretching the skirt or the skirt portion of the garment indicated gen-- erally by numeral III is provided with a lining member H secured adjacent the upper edge of the waist portion as by lines of stitching ['3 and secured adjacent the bottom edge of the skirt portion as by line of stitching ht, said lining extending from the waist portion to the bottomedge of skirt Hi and extending laterally a short distance on both sides of the central rear portion of the skirt.

Lining H is adapted to be made of a material which is more stretchable o more resilient than fabric l2. By virtue of the attachment between lining H and skirt l2 at the rear portion any tendency fOr skirt l2 to sag at the seat portion is prevented by reason of the resiliency of lining member ll operating thereon and maintaining proper length thereof.

In Figure 3 a modified linin generally designated by numeral I4 is comprised of three separate members I la, Mb and I40 secured to one another at inclined seams l5 and 16, the said lining extending a short distance laterally on each side of the central seat portion and from the waist to the lower edge of the skirt. Lining M at the lateral edges is provided with stitched, turned-in portions 11 and I8 and at the top and bottom is secured to the waist and lower edges of the skirt by means of lines of stitching l9 and 20 respectively. It is to be noted that members I la, Nb and Mo constitute lining portions cut on the bias in different directions in which the degree of resiliency in the lining member in vertical and horizontal directions is maintained throughout the length and breadth of the lining member.

In Figure 6 the lining i4 is shown as being detachably secured to skirt l0 by means of buttons 2| secured to the inner side of the rear of skirt [0 and by means of buttons 22 secured to the inner side of the lower rear edge of the skirt. Associated with buttons 2| and 22 are corresponding buttonholes adjacent the upper and lower edges of lining M.

In Figure 7 lining M at the upper and lower edges is provided with a plurality of securing hooks 23 and 24 respectively, these hooks being adapted to engage the inner and rear hems of skirt [0 in line with the seat portion and as indicated by numerals 25 and 26 respectively. Such hook attachment lends to easy removability and application of lining M to the rear of the inner side of skirt I0.

In Figure 11 a lining member generally designated by numeral 21 is shown which terminates above the lower edge of the skirt and is comprised of members 21a and 21b cut on the bias in difierent directions and secured together at inclined seam 28. Lining 21 at the upper edge is secured to the inner side of skirt l at the waist portion by a line of stitching 29 while the lower edge of lining 21 is provided with lateral edge bands 30 and 3! and an intermediate band 32, the said bands 30, 3| and 32 at the lower edges being suitably attached as by stitching to the lower edge of skirt Ill. The lateral edges of lining 21 are turned in and suitably stitched as indicated by numerals 33 and 34 while the upper ends of bands 30, 3| and 32 are also suitably stitched to lining 21 at the lower edge.

Accordingly, the invention contemplates a skirt construction wherein the seat portion is provided with an inner lining secured at the upper and lower edges thereof, the said lining serving to add resiliency to the skirt material as by bringing the same to normal length and width at the seat portion following elongation. In other words, the resilient properties of the lining are transferred to the skirt to prevent sagging at the seat portion. 7

The lining is adapted to be concealed within the, skirt and the outline is invisible from the outer surface thereof. Moreover, the lining does notinterfere with the cleaning of the skirt since the inner surface thereof is accessible from the free lateral edges. A skirt having such a lining has longer life and provides a fit which endures until the fabric of the skirt is actually worn out.

I wish it understood that minor changes and variations in the material used, the shape and size of the lining and the distribution and location of the securing seams or means may all be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a garment, a skirt, a highly yieldably lining strip disposed within the skirt having its upper and lower edges secured thereto, and said strip being of a width to freely overlie the inner wall of the seat portion of the skirt and being unattached to the skirt at all points between said upper and lower secured edges to permit expansion and contraction of the yieldable strip to prevent pufiing at the seat portion of the skirt during Wear.

2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said yieldable lining strip comprising a plurality of diagonally connected sections, said sections being cut on the bias in different directions.

3. The structure according to claim 1 wherein the yieldable lining strip is detachably secured to the skirt at a plurality of spaced points along its upper and lower edges.

4. The structure according to claim 1 wherein said yieldable lining strip terminates above the lower edge of the skirt, and a plurality of widely spaced relatively narrow strips connecting the lower edges of the strip and skirt.

AL FRIEDLAND. 

